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  Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, the head of state of Luxembourg was born at Betzdorf Castle in Luxembourg on 16 April 1955, the eldest son of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte (née Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium).
Grand Duke Henri is Commander-in-Chief of the Luxembourg Army, in which he holds the rank of General.
Grand Duke Henri is a member of the International Olympic Committee, a member of the Mentor Foundation (established by the World Health Organisation) and a Director of the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands.
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 Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Luxembourg is a constitutional monarchy whose Head of State is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg (or Grand Duchess of Luxembourg in the exceptional but twice occurred event of the sovereign being female).
The Grand Duke's eldest son is the Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
At the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the Duchy of Luxembourg was raised to the rank of a grand duchy and was ceded to the new King of the Netherlands, who thus also became the first Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
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 lithuania.ca - Grand Duke Henri   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Henri of Luxembourg, the eldest son of the Grand Duke Jean and the Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, was born on 16 April 1955 at the Château...
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, the head of state of Luxembourg was born at Betzdorf Castle in Luxembourg on 16 A...
Grand Duke Henri is married to the former...
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 Monarch Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Today, almost all monarchies are Hereditary monarchyhereditary monarchies in which the monarchs come from one royal family with the office of sovereign being passed from one family member to another upon the death or abdication of the incumbent.
In Imperial Russia, a Grand Duke was a son or grand-son of the Tsar.
** Kunigaikshtis (Kunigaikštis) - Lithuanian,duke as in Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
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 Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His Royal Highness Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg, Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie (born November 11, 1981), Prince of Nassau and Bourbon of Parma, styled HRH The Hereditary Grand Duke, is the Heir Apparent to the throne of Luxembourg.
A member of the Grand Ducal House of Nassau, founded in 1093, which has ruled Luxembourg since 1890, Guillaume is the eldest child of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa.
He has four younger siblings: Prince Félix of Luxembourg (born 3 June 1984), Prince Louis of Luxembourg (born 3 August 1986), Princess Alexandra (born 16 February 1991), and Prince Sebastien (born 16 April 1992).
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 The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Titles: Until July 28th, 1987, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg was titled Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Duke of Nassau, Prince of Bourbon of Parme, Count palatine of the Rhine, Count of Sayn, Königstein, Katzenelnbogen and Diez, Viscount of Hammerstein, Lord of Mahlberg, Wiesbaden, Idstein, Merenberg, Limburg and Eppstein.
The oldest son is Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, crown prince of Nassau.
Grand Duke Jean in 1953 married Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium.
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 lithuania.ca - Henri the Grand Duke of Luxembourg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
HRH Crown Prince Henri of Luxembourg crowned as HRH The Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, the head of state of Luxembourg was born at Betzdorf Castle in Luxembourg.....
The male-line descendants of HRH Grand Duke Adolphe held the titles Prince(ss) of Luxembourg and Prince(ss) of Nassa...
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 MapZones.com : Luxembourg Map
Luxembourg (country), officially Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, country in western Europe, bounded by Belgium on the north and west, Germany on the east, and France on the south.
Luxembourg consists mainly of the upper basins of the Sauer (Sûre) and Alzette rivers.
The sovereign (the grand duke or grand duchess) has the constitutional right to organize the government, which consists of a prime minister, who is head of the government, and at least three other ministers.
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 Articles - Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Grand Duke Henri (Henri Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume) (born April 6, 1955), styled HRH The Grand Duke, is the hereditary ruler of Luxembourg.
Born at Betzdorf, he is the eldest son of the prior Grand Duke Jean and his wife, the late Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium.
After secondary studies in Luxembourg and France (achieving his baccalaureate in 1974), Henri followed his studies in Switzerland, at the University of Geneva where he obtained a degree in political science in 1980.
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 Grand Duke of Luxembourg
The Grand Duke and other members of the Grand Ducal Family are styled Royal Highnesses.
At the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the Duchy of Luxembourg was raised to the rank of a grand duchy and was ceded to the new King of the Netherlands, thus also becoming the first Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
Similar to the Dutch tradition, all recent Grand Dukes of Luxemourg have not died in office, but rather abdicated when they felt their heir was ready to assume the office.
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 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Guillaume early showed the wit that was to distinguish him, and gained the favor of the duke of Vendôme,..
Guillaume de Lorris (born 12XX) was a French epic poet, and was the author of the first section of the Romance of the Rose.
Guillaume de Nogaret (1260-70 - 1313) was councillor and keeper of the seal to Philip IV of France.
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 hgdguillaume
rince Guillaume of Luxembourg was born on 11 November 1981 at the Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital in Luxembourg.
He is the eldest child of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa.
The Hereditary Grand Duke is interested in all types of music and used to play the violin.
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 Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
He is the son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma.
He became Grand Duke when his mother, the Grand Duchess Charlotte, abdicated in 1964.
Grand Duke Jean abdicated on October 7, 2000, and was succeeded on the throne by his son Henri.
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 Henri of Luxembourg explained   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Born at Betzdorf, he is the son of Grand Duke Jean and his wife, Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium.
On February 14, 1981, in Luxembourg, he married Maria Teresa Mestre (born March 22, 1956 in Havana, Cuba, the daughter of Don José Antonio Mestre y Alzarez-Tabio and his wife, formerly María Teresa Batista y Falla).
HRH Grand Duke Henry & HRH Grand Duchess Maria Their children are: # Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume (1981-) # Prince Félix (1984-) # Prince Louis (1986-) # Princess Alexandra (1991-) # Prince Sébastien (1992-) He became Grand Duke after his father abdicated on October 7, 2000.
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 Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg (House of Nassau-Weilburg) consists of the extended family of the sovereign Grand Duke.
The male-line descendants of HRH Grand Duke Adolphe held the titles Prince(ss) of Luxembourg and Prince(ss) of Nassau with the style of His/Her Grand Ducal Highness.
The male-line descendants of HRH Grand Duchess Charlotte hold the titles Prince(ss) of Luxembourg, Prince(ss) of Nassau, and Prince(ss) of Bourbon-Parma (from her husband, Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma) with the style of His/Her Royal Highness (coming from their status as Prince(sse)s of Bourbon-Parma).
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 Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte - Topic Powered by Groupee Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte of Luxembourg, wife of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg and sister to the present King of the Belgians, has taken a turn for the worse in her battle with cancer.
Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte is the mother of fraternal twins, Prince Jean and Princess Margaretha, and the grandmother of fraternal twins, Prince Leopold and Princess Charlotte of Nassau (these are the children of Josephine Charlotte's youngest son, Prince Guillaume).
Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte and Grand Duke Jean rushed to his side, and Josephine Charlotte later said that his accident brought back the terrible memories of her own mother's death.
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 Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume new/pictures PT 2 - The Royal Forums
Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, Prince Haakon of Norway with his fiancee Mette Marit and Princess Victoria of Sweden in the streets of Luxembourg.
Guillaume and Maria-Teresa of Luxembourg are delighted with the Crown Prince's new role.
April 7, 2001 Princess Victoria and Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg at the dinner in honour of the Grand Duchess and the Grand Duke Henri
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 Countries of the World: Luxembourg: Tourist Info Grand Duchy of Luxembourg@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is an independent sovereign state, a constitutional monarchy which is hereditary in the house of Nassau.
The present ruler, the Grand Duke Jean, succeeded to the throne in November 1964.
The executive power is in the hands of the Grand Duke and a cabinet of 12 ministers.
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 GENELUX: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Map of Luxembourg from the University of Texas at Austin Perry-Castaneda Library.
Grand Duke Jean had ruled since 1964, when his mother Grand Duchess Charlotte abdicated in his favor after ruling for 45 years.
Grand Duke Henri is married to the former Maria Teresa Mestre y Batista, and they are the parents of five children, Crown Prince Guillaume (1981), Félix (1984), Louis (1986), Alexandra (1991) and Sébastien (1992).
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 Genealogy of the Grand-Ducal Family of Luxembourg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
HRH Grand Duchess Marie Adelheid Theresia Hilda Antoinette Wilhelmine of Luxembourg, Duchess of Nassau
HRH Grand Duchess Charlotte Adelgonde Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine of Luxembourg, Duchess of Nassau ("Lotti")
HRH Grand Duke Henri I Albert Gabriël Felix Marie Guillaume Nassau of Luxembourg, Duke of Nassau
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 Prince Louis of Luxembourg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
Prince Louis of Luxembourg (in full, His Highness Prince Louis-Xavier-Marie-Guillaume of Luxembourg), is the third son of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, born August 3, 1986.
He is a Prince of Luxembourg and a Prince of Nassau.
He has two elder siblings: Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Prince Félix of Luxembourg; and two younger siblings: Princess Alexandra (born February 16, 1991) and Prince Sébastien (born April 16, 1992).
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/P/Prince-Louis-of-Luxembourg.htm   (170 words)

  
 Namnlöst dokument
All Grand Dukes (today Luxembourg is the only Grand Duchy) had the right to be styled HRH, whilst the rest of their family were styled His/Her Grandducal Highness.
Grandmasters are the Grand Duke of Luxembourg and the King of the Netherlands.
Grand Duke Henri and Queen Beatrix are fourth cousinsd.
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 1965 Grand Duke Jean Series   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
His Royal Highness Grand Duke Jean Benoit Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano of Luxembourg was born on 5th January 1921 at the Castle of Colmar-Berg in Luxembourg as the eldest son of Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon Parma, Prince of Luxembourg.
On 12th November 1964 The Hereditary Grand Duke acceded to the throne on the Grand Duchess's abdication in His favour.
The Grand Duke is also Chief-Scout of the Luxembourg Boy Scouts Association and since 1989 Member of the Baden-Powell World Fellowship.
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